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Poker Room of the Month: Bodog Poker

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WSOP 2008 - The final table

This year's WSOP Main Event is shaping up to be quite interesting. The 2008 final table is among the youngest in the poker organization's history with the average age of the players being just 31.8 years old.

Dennis Phillips, the chip leader, is the only final table player that's past his 30's, and the youngest player Peter Eastgate is a mere 22 years old. Read more about the 9 players who will battle it out for millions at the WSOP final table here.


Build a Bankroll For Next to Nothing

Playing poker online offers unique chances to build your bankroll quickly, and with less risk. After interviewing several successful online poker players, we started noticing a common theme about how they began building their bankroll.

Many poker rooms offer sign-up bonuses that will match the amount that you deposit. If you play at multiple rooms, you can really bulk up on these signup bonuses. You'll be able to deposit a small amount and still reap the most benefits out of the sign-up bonus. Once you reach a certain amount you can then transfer your bankroll ...


Plug up your leaks

Leaks are very aptly named. These weaknesses in your game can drain your stack and will keep draining it until you fix the leak. First, you must analyze your play to find trends that mark the sign of a leak.

See if you are guilty of our top 7 chip stack leaks and improve your play to keep more in your pocket at the end of the day.


Bluffing Your Way to a Win: The Power of a Lie

Probably the most well known poker term, bluffing has been associated with poker since its very beginnings. It is the fine art of poker, not a crass attempt at playing out a weak hand because you want to play every hand.

You need to know when to bluff in order for it to be an effective weapon. You also need to understand what a semi-bluff is and how it can be used to steal the pot. Brush up on your sneakiness here...


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Here at EPN.org our focus is as much on education as it is finding the online poker site that best fits your preferences. Here, you’ll find extensive online poker room reviews, the best and newest promotions, and an extensive library of general poker topics and tips to master the game like the pros.

Also, you’ll find descriptions of betting structures, different poker games, a hierarchy of hands, and an explanation of poker odds and outs. Take a look at all that we and our well-reviewed online poker sites have to offer today.

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You may be a fish and not even know it.  Take our questionnaire and find out if you’re displaying your scales.  Remember be honest because it could make a positive difference to your game.



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POKER NEWS
It Appears There are Flops in Poker and Politics
By Alexis Russell
08/28/2008

We’ve previously reported on the Republican Party’s platform which contains language that’s decided not in favor of online gambling, as we’ve seen legislative evidence of in the past.  It seems they thought the general public would agree with the...

It Appears There are Flops in Poker and Politics
New Online Poker Website – Good for the Ladies of Poker?
By David Richardson
08/28/2008

There is another new kid on the online poker block.  To those who are part of the online poker community this is no surprise.  But this poker website is wanting to stand out from the rest, touting itself as a website promoting women in poker.<...

New Online Poker Website – Good for the Ladies of Poker?
PokerStars Unveils its September Promotions, WCOOP 2008 Information, Software Enhancements
By Zach Purgason
08/28/2008

 

PokerStars.com, the single largest online poker site in the world with over 120,000 players competing at its tables nearly all day long, released yesterday its latest September promotions.  Highlights included information regarding the PokerStars.com 2008 World Championship of...

PokerStars Unveils its September Promotions, WCOOP 2008 Information, Software Enhancements
Luck of the Irish Brings Out the Poker Players
By David Richardson
08/27/2008
It’s quite clear that poker has taken the world by storm thanks to online poker’s heavy influence and televised tournaments. This fact has been proven again in Cork, Ireland where the sixth annual €150,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Classic has been underway....
Luck of the Irish Brings Out the Poker Players
Can’t Get Enough of Poker in Connecticut
By Alexis Russell
08/27/2008
Connecticut wouldn’t be the first place to come to most people’s minds when they think of poker. However, this often snow covered north east state is home to one of the world’s largest gaming establishments, the Mohegan Sun....
Can’t Get Enough of Poker in Connecticut